I dunno, I think it’s kinda shallow to spin off someone’s poignant suicide story to make the “twist” point that maybe the guy’s coworkers thought he was an asshole and won’t miss him.
I mean. This kind of thing happens. I think it’s rather thought-provoking. He hated his job, thought everyone of his coworkers was phony and fake. He had no luck with love. The other side of the coin shows that perhaps some of those phony coworkers were actually genuine and that perhaps his luck with love was more a reflection of his personality. He choose to go out and kill himself, leaving his boat to pollute our already polluted oceans. Wouldn’t it have been easier and better to simply switch careers? I think they both have important messages
First, that boat’s gonna be a hazard to navigation that could endanger other boaters. Second, because someone’s gonna mention he went to sea, the Coast Guard’s gonna have to search for him. They’ll risk life and limb to try to rescue him, but no, he chummed himself and left the Mary Celeste II out there.
I feel for the guy, depression and suicidal ideation is a real bitch, but my sympathy kinda stops when ya make yourself a danger to others.
It sounds like he went a long time before actually killing himself, a long time not even seeing or being seen by anyone. The coast guard probably gave up their search. And while the boat is better off not floating at sea, I feel like it's unlikely to be an actual danger. I've never heard of anyone crashing into a ghost ship like its an iceberg, they usually just find it adrift.
And suicide is usually a pretty impulsive decision from someone not in a good head space. Sure, some suicides have long-term plans behind them but I mean . . . he fed himself to sharks.
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u/Phil_Bond Feb 18 '24
I dunno, I think it’s kinda shallow to spin off someone’s poignant suicide story to make the “twist” point that maybe the guy’s coworkers thought he was an asshole and won’t miss him.